14 h. ago UK 'outraged' at Israel restricting aid as it works to evacuate children from Gaza for treatment

British officials are working to evacuate critically sick and injured children from Gaza for treatment in U.K. hospitals

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44 h. ago Israel targets Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

Israel said it had targeted a Hamas spokesperson, as hospitals and witnesses across the enclave reported dozens killed in airstrikes and gunfire

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4 d. ago New footage reveals third Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed 22 and sparked global outrage

A new video shows the second strike on the Nasser hospital was in fact two near-simultaneous hits

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5 d. ago Maryam Abu Daqqa’s final photos show the Gaza hospital stairwell where she was killed

The photos were retrieved from the camera the Independent Arabia journalist was holding when she died

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5 d. ago Journalist's final images show the Gaza hospital stairwell where she was killed by an Israeli strike

The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later

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5 d. ago Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger

Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 childrenChildren make up a third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF Gaza hospitals, data showsTen Palestinians including two children have died from starvation in the last 24 hours, health authorities in Gaza said on Wednesday, as Pope Leo XIV demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of the population in the besieged territory.At least 313 people have died from hunger, including 119 children, since the war in Gaza began and Israel intensified its siege on the Palestinian territory. Last week a UN-backed monitoring body confirmed that Gaza was in the throes of famine and warned that without more aid, increasing numbers of people would lose access to food. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago A third of wounded outpatients at MSF hospitals in Gaza are children, figures show

Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says Médecins Sans FrontièresMiddle East crisis – live updatesChildren under 15 years old made up almost a third of outpatients treated for wounds in field hospitals run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza last year, statistics published in The Lancet reveal.The figures were released by MSF in correspondence with the respected medical journal and come from six health facilities in Gaza supported by the international medical NGO. The facilities are predominantly in the south and centre of the devastated territory. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show

Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says Médecins Sans FrontièresMiddle East crisis – live updatesChildren under 15 years old made up almost a third of outpatients treated for wounds in field hospitals run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Gaza last year, statistics published in The Lancet reveal.The figures were released by MSF in correspondence with the respected medical journal and come from six health facilities in Gaza supported by the international medical NGO. The facilities are predominantly in the south and centre of the devastated territory. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fertility rate in England and Wales plummets to record low – this is how we compare with the rest of the world

The fertility rate in England and Wales has dropped to 1.41 – a new low – despite a rise in the number of births last year

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6 d. ago ‘He loved his work deeply’: the five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza airstrike

Israel has been widely condemned for ‘double-tap’ strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on MondayIsrael’s attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many frontsFive Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli double-tap strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.Israel struck a building at the hospital, killing Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri and others. Then, after journalists and rescue workers ran to the scene to help their colleagues, a second bomb hit the same spot 15 minutes later. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘There needs to be justice,’ UN tells Israel after Gaza hospital bombing

Human rights office demands that Israeli investigation into ‘double tap’ attack that killed 20 people yields resultsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UN has demanded that Israel’s investigations into unlawful killings in Gaza, including its “double tap” bombing of Nasser hospital which killed 20 people, among them five journalists, yield results and ensure accountability.“There needs to be justice,” Thameen Al-Kheetan, the spokesperson for the UN’s human rights office, told reporters on Tuesday in Geneva. He added that the number of journalists killed in Gaza raised many questions about the targeting of media workers. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago UN warns Israel that its probe into IDF attack on Gaza hospital must yield actual results – Middle East crisis live

UN official says investigations have been announced before but ‘we haven’t seen results or accountability measures yet’The UN says that Israel must not only investigate alleged unlawful killings in Gaza like the hospital strike that killed 20 people, including journalists, the previous day, but also ensure those probes yield results.“There needs to be justice,” United Nations rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP in Geneva, adding that the large number of media workers killed in the Gaza war “raises many, many questions about the targeting of journalists”.The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings.It’s of course the responsibility of Israel, as the occupying power, to investigate - but these investigations need to yield results. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Protesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Gaza strikes kill 16, hospitals say

Protesters in Israel have torched tires and blocked highways to demand a ceasefire to free hostages in Gaza

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6 d. ago Israel faces global outrage after deadly Gaza hospital strike and domestic protests over hostages

The United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Spain denounced the hospital attack, while Germany called for an investigation

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7 d. ago Gaza latest: Journalists among 20 killed in Israeli hospital strike; protests shut down Tel Aviv highways

Independent Arabia’s own Maryam Abu Daqqa was among the journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes

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7 d. ago Watch last video filmed by Independent Arabia journalist Maryam Abu Daqqa before she was killed in Gaza strike

Watch the last video filmed by Independent Arabia journalist Maryam Abu Daqqa, before she was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital.

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7 d. ago Netanyahu says Israel regrets 'mishap' after 'five journalists were among 20 killed' in hospital strike on Gaza Strip

Benjamin Netanyahu has said an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was a 'tragic mishap'.

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7 d. ago Gaza latest: Journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on hospital as Netanyahu claims ‘tragic mishap’

At least five journalists have been killed in the Israeli strike

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7 d. ago Independent Arabia journalist among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

Five journalists died in what witnesses have described to The Independent as two missiles in quick succession slamming into the Nasser Medical Complex

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7 d. ago Five journalists slaughtered in Gaza as Israel bombs hospital in 'double tap' attack

Israel confirmed that it had struck a hospital in Gaza on Monday morning, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his regret at five journalists being killed in the blast

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